Gongora vs Pearson

Who won Gongora vs Pearson?

Carlos Gongora beat Christopher Pearson by knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, April 17th, 2021, at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Demetrius Andrade's and Liam Williams' clash for the WBO World Middleweight championship.

Gongora vs Pearson stats

Back in April 2021, Carlos Gongora stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Christopher Pearson made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Gongora had a slight advantage in power over Pearson, with a 74% knockout percentage compared to Pearson's 71%.

Carlos Gongora was the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Gongora had a height advantage of 3 inches over Pearson. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Carlos Gongora and Christopher Pearson fought out of a southpaw stance.

Gongora's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Pearson's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 5 months later than Pearson, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, totaling 121 compared to Pearson's 106.

Carlos Gongora went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBC, and 11 by the IBF at super middleweight.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Christopher Pearson had been fighting more than Carlos Gongora.

Going into this contest, Carlos Gongora had last fought 3 months and 30 days ago, while Christopher Pearson's last outing had been 1 year, 11 months and 15 days ago.

What time did Gongora vs Pearson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 4:00 PM EST / 1:00 PM PST at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States, which was around 9:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Gongora vs Pearson?

Gongora vs Pearson was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Gongora vs Pearson?

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